UE to play APSU at 3 p.m. DH on WednesdayÂ
In its final scheduled home non-conference game of the season, the University of Evansville softball team is set to play Austin Peay in a 3 p.m. doubleheader at Cooper Stadium.
UE is coming off of a weekend MVC series at Bradley where they picked up a win in the first game, taking down the Braves by a final of 11-2. Morgan Florey struck out seven batters in the complete game effort as she also notched three hits. Kristin Koepke hit the first home run of her career while Courtney Land, Michal Luckett and Hayli Scott each finished with three hits apiece.
For the second time this season, Florey was named the MVC Newcomer of the Week. Florey recorded the first home run of her career in a win over UT Martin and also picked up the win as she pitched 3 2/3 innings. In one of the best all-around performance you will ever see, Florey went 3-4 with 2 runs, 2 RBI and 2 doubles in the series opener at Bradley. Rounding out that performance was her complete game performance as she gave up two runs in six innings while striking out seven.
Despite just six at-bats in the last four games, UE infielder Morgan Lambert took full advantage of every trip to the plate. Lambert recorded hits in five of her six at-bats, finishing the week hitting .833. She also drew a walk. She knocked in three runs for the Aces, helping the squad to a 2-2 mark in its last four games.
Infielder Susan Norris hit .364 over the last week and had a stellar effort as UE played a conference series at Bradley. Her bat came alive in the final two games of the weekend as she went 4-7 with seven RBI and three runs scored in the final two games at Bradley. In the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader, she knocked in four runs in a 3-4 performance while hitting a home run. She homered again on Sunday, going 1-3 with a game-tying home run that made it a 4-4 game in the 6th inning.
Austin Peay stands at 5-22 overall and are 1-9 in Ohio Valley Conference play. Last time out, they fell to UT Martin by a 1-0 final in a defensive battle. Danielle Liermann and Kacy Acree are the top hitters for the Governors. Both stand with batting averages of .368. Liermann is the leading source of power for APSU, leading the way with 22 RBI and three home runs.
